Conservation Agriculture in Irrigated Areas of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

cg.contacta.nurbekov@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerGrain and Leguminous Research Institute, Kashkadarya branch - KRIGBSPen_US
cg.contributor.centerSouthwest Scientific Research Institute of Livestock and Plant Production - SWRILCPen_US
cg.contributor.centerAgrarian Scientific Centre - ASCAen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems - DSen_US
cg.contributor.funderGovernment of Russian Federationen_US
cg.contributor.projectThe CGIAR collaborative research and capacity building project for the development of sustainable and resilient agricultural production systems in Central Asia under the conditions of changing climateen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryAZen_US
cg.coverage.countryKZen_US
cg.coverage.countryUZen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Asiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionCentral Asiaen_US
cg.subject.agrovocconservation agricultureen_US
cg.subject.agrovoccropsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocdiversificationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocno tillageen_US
dc.contributorMusaev, Asaden_US
dc.contributorSydyk, Dossymbeken_US
dc.contributorZiyadullaev, Zokhiden_US
dc.contributorTurok, Jozefen_US
dc.creatorNurbekov, Azizen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-28T07:39:27Z
dc.date.available2016-04-28T07:39:27Z
dc.description.abstractThis working paper has been prepared using results of the project as well as experiences of the co-authors. The following conclusions and recommendations resulted from this project: 1) No-till maize, sunflower, winter wheat in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, and not-till mung bean and winter wheat in Uzbekistan under irrigation provided yields comparable to those obtained through conventional and reduced tillage; 2) Permanent bed planting technologies proved to be suitable under irrigated conditions and provided similar or higher crop yields. The main benefit of bed plating is water saving. Improving water use efficiency is an important contribution towards achieving food security in this region; 3) The economic assessment of technologies was based both in quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis. Among those technologies, the application of no-till practices and bed planting of winter wheat, new crop rotation options with inclusion of legumes in cropping systems, etc. were found to be useful for increasing farmers’ income and improving their livelihoods; 4) Local no-till drill development is absolutely essential for up-scaling of conservation agriculture practices in the region and manufacturing of no-till drill should be organized. It is recommended that a project proposal on the development of no-till drill in the region be formulated and implemented; 5) The availability of affordable and appropriate CA equipment for the specific farming conditions is critical; 6) Both types of crop diversification as single crops and double cropping systems will be essential to improve the sustainability of farming and income generation at the local, regional and national levels. The most important recommendation stemming from this project was that the Governments of the Central Asian countries need to be assisted in the formulation and implementation of national strategies for the adoption and promotion of CA.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationAziz Nurbekov, Asad Musaev, Dossymbek Sydyk, Zokhid Ziyadullaev, Jozef Turok. (31/12/2015). Conservation Agriculture in Irrigated Areas of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Amman, Jordan: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/4702
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-4.0en_US
dc.subjectbed planting technologiesen_US
dc.subjectlaser levelingen_US
dc.titleConservation Agriculture in Irrigated Areas of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistanen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
dcterms.available2015-12-31en_US
icarda.series.nameWorking paperen_US
icarda.series.number26en_US
mel.project.openhttps://mel.cgiar.org/projects/russianfundedprojectsen_US

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